Combating illegal immigration: minimum rules to prevent and counter the facilitation of unauthorised entry, transit and stay in the Union
Laying down minimum rules to prevent and counter the facilitation of unauthorised entry, transit and stay in the Union, and replacing Council Directive 2002/90/EC and Council Framework Decision 2002/946 JHA
- Stage
- Council adoption, reached 8 Dec 2025
- Procedure
- Directive · Ordinary legislative procedure
- Rapporteur
- Birgit Sippel (S&D)
- Lead DG
- DG HOME
- Commissioner
- Magnus Brunner
- Council configuration
- Justice and Home Affairs Council
- Last activity
- 8 Dec 2025
- Legal basis
- TFEU_2016 Art. 294; TFEU_2016 Art. 83; TFEU_2016 Art. 83(2)
Where it stands
Latest: Approval of the EP's first reading position by the Council (adoption of the legislative act), 8 Dec 2025.
ShowHide the earlier record: 12 dates, 28 Nov 2023 to 27 Nov 2024
- 28 Nov 2023
- Adoption of legislative proposal by the Commission
- 4 Dec 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 13 Dec 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 25 Jan 2024
- Referred to committee
- 29 Feb 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 15 Mar 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 18 Mar 2024
- Feedback on adopted proposal closed: Facilitation Directive, 6 responses · Commission
- 20 Mar 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 10 Apr 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 14 May 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 13 Nov 2024
- Referred to committee
- 27 Nov 2024
- Deliberations in Coreper
- 4 Dec 2024
- Deliberations in Coreper
- 13 Dec 2024
- General approach by the Council
- 26 Mar 2025
- Committee report tabled
- EP committee draft report
- 28 Apr 2025
- Committee amendments tabled
- Tabling of amendments in the EP committee responsible
- 30 Jun 2025
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 24 Jul 2025
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 21 Oct 2025
- Retained as a pending proposal in the Commission work programme · Commission
- 8 Dec 2025
- Approval of the EP's first reading position by the Council (adoption of the legislative act)
Who is on it
The Parliament's rapporteurs, shadow rapporteurs and opinion rapporteurs currently on this file.
| Role | Name | Group | Country | Committee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rapporteur | Birgit Sippel | S&D | DE | LIBE |
| Shadow rapporteur | Erik Marquardt | Greens/EFA | DE | LIBE |
| Shadow rapporteur | Fabienne Keller | Renew | FR | LIBE |
| Shadow rapporteur | Ilaria Salis | The Left | IT | LIBE |
| Shadow rapporteur | Jacek Ozdoba | ECR | PL | LIBE |
| Shadow rapporteur | Lena Düpont | EPP | DE | LIBE |
| Shadow rapporteur | Mary Khan | ESN | DE | LIBE |
| Shadow rapporteur | Susanna Ceccardi | PfE | IT | LIBE |
Amendments
Tabled on 28 Apr 2025. The texts are in the amendment documents below.
By committee
- LIBE476
By author
- Damien Carême107
- Estrella Galán107
- Ilaria Salis107
- Erik Marquardt95
- François-Xavier Bellamy48
- Jacek Ozdoba41
- Jadwiga Wiśniewska41
- Mariusz Kamiński41
- Tomáš Zdechovský40
- Joachim Stanisław Brudziński39
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- Lena Düpont38
- Maciej Wąsik36
- Caterina Chinnici35
- Javier Zarzalejos35
- Jeroen Lenaers35
- Loucas Fourlas35
- Lukas Mandl35
- Nadine Morano35
- Rasa Juknevičienė35
- Tomas Tobé35
- Fabienne Keller34
- Loránt Vincze34
- Irena Joveva30
- Raquel García HERMIDA-VAN der Walle30
- Sebastian Tynkkynen28
- Jan-Christoph Oetjen26
- Alexandre Varaut25
- Fabrice Leggeri25
- Nikola Bartůšek25
- Tom Vandendriessche25
Amendments each member tabled or co-signed.
By article
- Recital 613
- Recital 713
- Article 6 – paragraph 210
- Article 6 – paragraph 5 – point c9
- Article 6 – paragraph 38
- Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part7
- Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a7
- Article 3 – paragraph 27
- Recital 17
- Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point a6
ShowHide 20 more provisions
- Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point b6
- Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point b6
- Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b6
- Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)6
- Article 6 – paragraph 46
- Recital 116
- Recital 36
- Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point a5
- Article 6 – paragraph 5 – introductory part5
- Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point c5
- Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point a5
- Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point b5
- Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point c5
- Recital 135
- Recital 145
- Recital 25
- Recital 245
- Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point c4
- Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point c4
- Article 11 – paragraph 4 – point b4
Covers 191 of the 476 amendments.
Documents
Newest first. Each opens at its source.
- Report · PE768.109Parliament · 26 Mar 2025
- Amendments · PE773.119Parliament · 26 Mar 2025
- Proposal · COM(2023)0755Commission · 28 Nov 2023
Consultations on it
The Commission's Have Your Say consultations linked to this file. Each title opens on the Commission's portal.
| Consultation | Feedback deadline | Feedback received |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 2024 | 6 |
Summary
GeneratedThis regulation sets minimum EU rules to criminalize and counter the facilitation of unauthorized entry, transit, and stay, replacing Directive 2002/90/EC and Framework Decision 2002/946. It harmonizes penalties across member states to strengthen border management and combat human trafficking and organized crime. The file, led by DG HOME, has reached Council Adoption.
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